Evidently, a large proportion of babies are born in September, with the top ten birthdays falling within the autumn month. Possibly confirming suspicions we have long held about conception trends, September is nine months after the holiday season.
Decorum is defined as appropriate, polite behavior in society. An example of decorum is to show good table manners. decorum. propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc. an act or requirement of polite behavior: often used in pl. decorum.
Decorous for a time had another meaning as wellâfitting or appropriateâbut that now-obsolete sense seems to have existed for only a few decades in the 17th century. Decorous derives from the Latin word decorus, an adjective created from the noun decor, meaning beauty or grace. Decor is akin to the Latin verb decÄre (to be fitting), which is the source of our adjective decent.